Low paid 'miss out on flexible working'

"That's it I quit".
That's what many of us want to do when we feel our employer is being unfair but few of us, especially with two young children, have the courage to go through with it.
But that's exactly what Kellie Simmons from Manchester did when the company she worked for refused to give her flexible working.
Kellie's experience is common for those earning less than £40,000, new research suggests.
High earning parents who make more than £70,000 a year are much more likely (47%) to work flexibly than those earning between £10,000 and £40,000, according to a poll of 1,000... read more

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